W.A.R. P-47 Thunderbolt
{{Short description|American homebuilt warbird replica}}
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The W.A.R. P-47 Thunderbolt is a half-scale homebuilt replica of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter, produced as a kit by War Aircraft Replicas International, Inc. for amateur construction.Downey, Julia: 1999 Plans Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 16, Number 1, January 1999, page 71. Primedia Publications. {{ISSN|0891-1851}}Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 291-2. BAI Communications. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 127. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
Design
All WAR replicas share a common wooden primary structure. A secondary foam and fiberglass structure shape the aircraft to roughly match the aircraft it is replicating. The P-47 uses uni-directional fiberglass layup on the fuselage, and bi-directional layup on the elliptical wings.{{cite journal|journal=Sport Aviation|title=Al Getting's Half Scale Thunderbolt|date=April 14, 1984|author=Jack Cox}} A bisected mockup was first presented at the EAA airshow in 1976.{{cite journal|journal=Sport Aviation|title=Oshkosh 76|date=October 1976}}
Specifications (W.A.R. P-47 Thunderbolt)
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Notes
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References
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- [http://www.nulantek.biz/WAR-P47.aspx WAR P-47 Thunderbolt]
- {{cite journal|journal=Kitplanes|date=Aug 2001}}
- {{cite journal|journal=Recreational Flyer|date=Nov 1988}}
- {{cite journal|journal=Recreational Flyer|date=Fall 1987}}
- {{cite journal|journal=Popular Mechanics|date=Jan 1981}}
- {{cite journal|journal=Popular Flying|date=Nov 1981}}
- {{cite journal|journal=Homebuilt Aircraft|date=Nov 1980}}
- {{cite journal|journal=Popular Mechanics|date=Jan 1980}}
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External links
- [http://exp-aircraft.com/aircraft/pagesAir/War-Aircraft.html War Aircraft Replicas International Inc] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915060941/http://exp-aircraft.com/aircraft/pagesAir/War-Aircraft.html |date=September 15, 2015 }}
- [http://www.waraircraftreplicas.com/ W.A.R. Aircraft Replicas International]
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